How To Get The Food You Need

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION

Stay Home, Stay Safe!
Older Adults with Serious Underlying Medical Conditions are Urged to Stay Home…. How are you Getting Your Groceries?

If you are over 60 and/or have a serious underlying medical condition, it may be unsafe to do your routine grocery shopping during these uncertain times. We’re encouraging older adults to use the help of friends and family to run errands or to use home delivery services such as Peapod or Instacart.

If none of these are available to you, we’re here to help!
Please call Connecticut Community Care at (203) 591-5485 and we will help connect you to available resources.

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FOOD PANTRIES

Danbury Food Collaborative  (203) 883-0879
The Danbury Food Collaborative’s Guide to Accessing Food can be accessed by downloading the guide in:
ENGLISH, SPANISH, and PORTUGUESE.

Please call ahead to determine whether operating hours have changed for food pantries or other programs.

Members of the Danbury Food Collaborative, which includes providers of critical food assistance services, including food pantries, congregate meal programs, and meal delivery programs, are implementing safety and hygiene precautions to protect the health of participants, volunteers, and staff. Pantries have transitioned from choice pantry models to pre-packed bags, adjusting sign-in and other operational processes to allow social distancing, and enhancing sanitizing practices.

The Association of Religious Communities  (203) 792-9450
The Association of Religious Communities (ARC) works to facilitate interfaith cooperation and other partnerships to alleviate the causes of violence, suffering and hatred while advancing peace, justice and human dignity. ARC is located at 24 Delay Street in Danbury, CT and will be giving out bags of food at 10:30am rather than handing out numbers at 10:30am for their distribution on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. For updated information, please visit their Facebook page at ARC- Association of Religious Communities.

The Salvation Army Food Pantry  (203) 792-7505
The Salvation Army food pantry is open on Wednesday and Fridays from 9:00am-12:00pm only.
15 Foster Street, Danbury, CT 06810

The Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Pantry  (203) 469-5000
The Connecticut Food Bank is committed to providing nutritious food to people in need. The current situation with COVID-19 is challenging for many organizations, including ours. We are monitoring the latest information from the CDC and State Government as we work to keep our food distribution safe and active. But day-to-day changes and disruptions are unavoidable. The Connecticut Food Bank Mobile Pantry schedule is subject to change and will be continuously updated: VIEW SCHEDULE

HOME DELIVERIES

Hillside Food Outreach (203) 702-4881
Hillside Food Outreach is prepared to make home deliveries to quarantined people in the Danbury area. You may contact them at 203-702-4881 or visit their website for ways to help:
www.hillsidefoodoutreach.org

Meals on Wheels  (203) 757-5449
If you are a homebound senior over the age of 60 who is not participating in the CT Homecare Program and would like Meals on Wheels, call Western CT Area Agency on Aging at 800-994-9422 or 203-757-5449. They are arranging for a 2-week supply of meals to be delivered to homebound seniors.

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) (866) 974-7627

End Hunger Connecticut!’s SNAP call center remains in full operation to help residents with applications, redeterminations, and other assistance for SNAP. They are experiencing an influx of calls, so you may need to leave a message.
English and Spanish support available. Call 866-974-7627.
Check hours and more information at: www.endhungerct.org/snap

PLEASE HELP!

If you are an individual or an organization that wants to help our community get through this crisis, there are many ways you can help! Learn more >